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Zhang weighs options

LOOKING for a new project after finishing a comedy, Zhang Yimou is considering adaptations of novels set against the "cultural revolution (1966-76)" and the Japanese invasion of China in World War II, according to... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Wed, Nov 18 2009

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